The Wealthiest (and Least Wealthy) Regions in the World

According to a new study from the Credit Suisse Research Institute, Asia, for the first time ever, is now the wealthiest region in the world. (Suck it, Europe.) The Huffington Post reports: “The region, which includes Australia, has $74 trillion in wealth, surpassing Europe, which saw its wealth plunge 14 percent over the past year. . . In addition, the number of millionaires in China is projected to double by 2017.”

The VF Daily Research Institute would like to take this opportunity to publish the least wealthy regions in the world. They are:

The vicinity outside the exit of Dean & DeLuca.

The vicinity outside the exit of E.A.T.

The interiors of taxi cabs during a 4 p.m. weekday rainstorm.

The wallets of patrons of karaoke bars that charge per-person per-hour.

College dorm rooms on January 1, November 1, and May 6.

Any area in which people spontaneously decide to order “a bunch of picklebacks for the table.”